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A Remark on Euclid's Theorem on the Infinitude of the Primes.

Authors :
Cooke, Roger
Source :
American Mathematical Monthly. Apr2011, Vol. 118 Issue 4, p355-358. 4p.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article focuses on the application of the theory of finite abelian groups to prove that there are certain numbers of primes in a given initial segment of the natural numbers, which was published in the 1889 paper of Joseph Perott. It says that the idea of Perott was called a remark on Euclid's theorem and the proof was based on two simple lemmas such as homomorphism and isomorphism. Moreover, an earlier paper where Perott proved a substantial result of the theorem is also discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00029890
Volume :
118
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Mathematical Monthly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
59896490
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4169/amer.math.monthly.118.04.355